Milk labelers ordered to halt inaccurate, misleading claims

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Some dairies that sell milk in Pennsylvania use product labels that are false or misleading.

That's according to state Department of Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff, who on Wednesday ordered 16 companies to correct the labels by Jan. 1.

Wolff said in a news release that 16 of the 140 dairy companies the department has reviewed use inaccurate or misleading labels because they contain claims that cannot be verified, or they imply their product is safer than others by telling consumers what's not in the milk.